Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education

1999 Legislative Voting Record
For the Seventieth Legislative Assembly

(Summary)

 

The following information was compiled from legislative voting records, responses to written questionnaires and interviews, and public records which indicate the representatives' positions on issues of importance to working families. Based on this information, more than 300 union delegates to the Oregon AFL-CIO convention voted to forward to you their findings. We urge you to review and consider this information before you vote in the next election.

How to read this guide:

Party
1999 Voting Record
Career Voting Record
Party Affiliation

See Note A below
See Note B below

Note A – The 1999 Voting Record was compiled by the Oregon AFL-CIO to reflect votes cast in the State House and Senate on the following bills:

SB 722 Cut pensions for new employees HB 2793 Limit minimum wage
SB 1115 Restrict farm worker's rights HB 3605 Limit employers' damages for  school workers killed on the job
HB 2238 Exclude more workers from unemployment insurance HB 3607 Limit employers' penalty for failure to pay wages
HB 2486 Reduce family leave  

Note B – Career Voting Records reflect the voting records compiled by the Oregon AFL-CIO during each legislative session.  They include bills that affected such issues as: prevailing wage, minimum wage, family leave, 8-hour day and overtime, contracting out jobs, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, collective bargaining and union rights, and funding of road and bridge maintenance.

Legend: R — Right Vote W — Wrong Vote E — Excused

 

Oregon House

See a list sorted by percent right in 1999

 
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total
R-W-E
1999 %
Right

Career %
Right
39
              N/A N/A  
22
              N/A N/A  
Vic Backlund
(R-Keizer)
33
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Phil Barnhart
(D-Eugene)
40
              N/A N/A  
Alan Bates
(D-Eagle Point)
52
              N/A N/A  
Chris Beck
(D-Portland)
12
R W R R R W R 5-2-0 71% 87%
Jo Ann Bowman
(D-Portland)
19
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Alan Brown
 (R-Newport)
4
              N/A N/A  
R. Tom Butler
(R- Ontario)
60
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
32
              N/A N/A  
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total R-W-E
1999 % Right

Career % Right
Betsy L. Close
(R-Albany)
36
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
Richard Devlin
(D-Tualatin)
24
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Dan Doyle
(R-Salem)
30
              N/A N/A  
Dan Gardner
(D-Portland)
13
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Bill Garrard
(R-Klamath Falls)
53
              N/A N/A  
Gary D. Hansen
(D-Portland)
17
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Mark Hass
(D-Portland)
8
              N/A N/A  
Cedric Hayden
(R-Eugene)
43
              N/A N/A  
Jim Hill
(R-Hillsboro)
5
R W R W W W R 3-4-0 43% 47%
Elaine M. Hopson
(D-Tillamook)
2
R W R R R R R 6-1-0 86% 86%
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total R-W-E
1999 % Right

Career % Right
Bob Jenson
(R-Pendleton)
57
R W R W W R R 4-3-0 57% 67%
Elizabeth Johnson
(D-Scappoose)
1
              N/A N/A  
Deborah Kafoury
(D-Portland)
18
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Al King
(D-Springfield)
44
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Tim Knopp
(R- Bend)
54
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Wayne Krieger
(R-Gold Beach)
48
              N/A N/A  
Jeff Kropf
(R-Halsey)
37
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
Jerry Krummel
(R-Wilsonville)
27
R W R E W W W 2-4-1 33% 33%
Jeff Kruse
(R-Roseburg)
45
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
Jan Lee
(R-Clackamas)
10
              N/A N/A  
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total R-W-E
1999 % Right

Career % Right
Randy Leonard
(D-Portland)
21
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 88%
Kathy Lowe
(D-Milwaukie)
26
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Steve March
(D-Portland)
15
              N/A N/A  
Jeff Merkley
(D-Portland)
16
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Karen Minnis
(R-Fairview)
20
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Susan Morgan
(R- Myrtle Creek)
46
W W E W W W W 0-6-1 0% 0%
Bill Morrisette
(D-Springfield)
42
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
Donna Nelson
(R-McMinnville)
29
              N/A N/A  
Mary Nolan
(D-Portland)
11
              N/A N/A  
Rob Patridge
(R-Medford)
50
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total R-W-E
1999 % Right

Career % Right
Charlie Ringo
(D-Beaverton)
6
              N/A N/A  
Diane Rosenbaum
(D - Portland)
14
R R R R R R R 7-0-0 100% 100%
23
R W R R W W W 3-4-0 43% 53%
34
R W W W R R W 3-4-0 43% 40%
Mark Simmons
(R-Elgin)
58
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 13%
Greg Smith
(R-Heppner)
59
              N/A N/A  
Patti Smith
(R-Corbett)
56
              N/A N/A  
Tootie Smith
(R-Molalla)
28
              N/A N/A  
Bruce Starr
(R-Aloha)
3
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Carolyn Tomei
(D-Milwaukie)
25
              N/A N/A  
Representative
(E-Mail Link)
Dist.
SB 722
SB 1115
HB 2238
HB 2486
HB 2793
HB 3605
HB 3607

1999 Total R-W-E
1999 % Right

Career % Right
Joanne Verger
(D-Coos Bay)
47
              N/A N/A  
Cherryl Walker
(R-Murphy)
51
              N/A N/A  
Vicki Walker
(D -Eugene)
41
R R W R R R R 6-1-0 86% 86%
Ben Westlund
(R-Bend)
55
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 7%
Max Williams
(R-Tigard)
9
R W W W W W W 1-6-0 14% 14%
Carl Wilson
(R-Grants Pass)
49
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
31
R E W W W W W 1-5-1 17% 17%
Kelley Wirth
(D-Corvallis)
35
              N/A N/A  
Bill Witt
(R-Portland)
7
W W W W W W W 0-7-0 0% 0%
Cliff Zauner
(R-Woodburn)
38
              N/A N/A  

N/A = Not a member of the 1999 Oregon House

 

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